Climate averages 1991–2020
Musoma weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Musoma: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 83 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 10 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bunda (59 km away). In February its highs average 27.7°C, 0.9°C warmer than Musoma, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Musoma ranks 29th of 43 for the warmest February highs and 12th of 43 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 43 cities is 27.6°C; Musoma is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 83 mm to 140 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Musoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 92 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| February, selected | 26.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 83 | 12.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 26.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 140 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 178 | 21.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 115 | 16.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 26.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 42 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 26.5°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 25 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| August | 26.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 54 | 9.6 | 12.112 h |
| September | 27.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 67 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 126 | 18.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.4°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 150 | 21.3 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 140 | 20.3 | 12.212 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Bunda in FebruaryTanzania · 59 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 97 mm rain
- Tarime in FebruaryTanzania · 65 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 82 mm rain
- Migori in FebruaryKenya · 89 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 86 mm rain
- Kisii in FebruaryKenya · 141 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 99 mm rain
- Bariadi in FebruaryTanzania · 146 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 93 mm rain
- Mwanza in FebruaryTanzania · 151 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 21.4°C · 116 mm rain
- Sengerema in FebruaryTanzania · 182 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 85 mm rain
- Kisumu in FebruaryKenya · 189 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 89 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Musoma) is explained once on the Musoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.